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The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid BanksHow to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas RockwellThe Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly ClearyA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Great Books For Third Grade Boys
299 books — 138 voters
Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin PulverThe Grapes of Math by Greg TangSir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy NeuschwanderZero the Hero by Joan HolubWho Pooped in Central Park? Scat and Tracks for Kids by Gary D. Robson
Educational Children's Fiction Books
318 books — 87 voters

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
A Christian Classical School Reading List: 3rd grade
55 books — 45 voters
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloMatilda by Roald DahlThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
3rd Grade Read Alouds
41 books — 39 voters

The Adventures of Ook and Gluk by Dav PilkeyMagic Tree House by Mary Pope OsborneThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaBad Kitty Gets a Bath by Nick BruelRicky Ricotta's Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey
Reluctant Readers - Boys K-3
68 books — 30 voters
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelBeezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyIvy and Bean by Annie BarrowsSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
TOON recommends: Books For Beginning Readers, Grades 2-3
34 books — 15 voters

Dewey Fairchild, Parent Problem Solver by Lorri HornThe Crystal of Atum by Gianni PerticaroliThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateRunaway Smile by Nicholas C. RossisMusiville by Nicholas C. Rossis
Summer Reading 2017- 3rd-5th Grades
5 books — 8 voters
The Tomten and the Fox by Astrid LindgrenThe Nature Connection by Clare Walker LeslieFarm Anatomy by Julia RothmanWicked Plants by Amy StewartDumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto
an unschooling mamas "must haves"
96 books — 8 voters

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee StewartFrindle by Andrew ClementsSahara Special by Esmé Raji CodellAmong the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Summer Reading Suggestions - 3rd
94 books — 6 voters
Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Robert BullaA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThirty More Famous Stories Retold by James BaldwinBard of Avon by Diane StanleyGood Queen Bess by Diane Stanley
Charlotte Mason Ambleside Curriculum - 3rd Grade
170 books — 5 voters

I Am Peace by Susan VerdeCody's Whisper by Malia GraceThe Girl from The Sky by Jenny RichterYogi Superhero by Anna SmithersCome On, Calm! by Kelsey Brown
Best Books for Children to Find their Calm
20 books — 5 voters
Nutcracker by E.T.A. HoffmannThe Tale of Three Trees by Angela Elwell HuntThe Stranger by Chris Van AllsburgChristmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. BuckRapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
Memoria Press Third Grade Read-Alouds
22 books — 3 voters

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. SobolThe Last Treasure by Janet S. AndersonEncyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch (Encyclop... by Donald J. SobolThe 100-Year-Old Secret by Tracy BarrettThe Blue Ghost by Marion Dane Bauer
2-4th Mysteries
19 books — 2 voters
The Good Egg by Mariko TamakiUnicorn Power! by Mariko TamakiThe Moon Is Up by Mariko TamakiPatina by Jason ReynoldsThe Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris
2019 JFIC
52 books — 2 voters

Draw Write Now Book 5 by Barker Creek PublishingKio and Gus by Matthew LipmanWondering at the World by Matthew LipmanHow to Report on Books, Grades 3-4 by Evan-Moor Educational Publi...Harald the Ruthless by Snorri Sturluson
The Classical Curriculum - 3rd Grade
24 books — 1 voter
Nightmare Escape by Greg GrunbergCurse of the Harvester by Greg GrunbergMighty Jack by Ben HatkeMighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke
2-3 Grade Graphic Novels
4 books — 1 voter

Sarai and the Around the World Fair by Sarai GonzálezMeet Yasmin! by Saadia FaruqiJasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen by Debbi Michiko FlorenceJasmine Toguchi, Flamingo Keeper by Debbi Michiko FlorenceJasmine Toguchi, Drummer Girl by Debbi Michiko Florence
2019 EZ
55 books — 1 voter
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareChains by Laurie Halse AndersonThe War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyThe War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyForge by Laurie Halse Anderson
Kids Historical Fiction
93 books — 1 voter

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